Château de Saché, Renaissance castle in Saché, France.
The stone castle features a cylindrical tower, dry moats, and multiple wings added through different construction periods from the 15th to 19th centuries.
Jean de Margonne, a friend of writer Honoré de Balzac and his mother's companion, owned this residence where Balzac stayed multiple times between 1825 and 1848.
The castle museum displays 2,300 items including sculptures by Rodin, manuscripts, rare editions, and a reconstruction of Balzac's writing room with his desk and lamp.
The castle stands 27 kilometers from Tours and 7 kilometers from Azay-le-Rideau, with the nearest train station located in Azay-le-Rideau.
Balzac wrote several volumes of La Comédie Humaine in this castle, working 14 hours per day in his second-floor bedroom from midnight until morning.
Location: Saché
Website: http://musee-balzac.fr
GPS coordinates: 47.24583,0.54444
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:42
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